Popes: 101 Facts & Trivia

Popes: 101 Facts & Trivia

This book is a â‚¬Ëœfancy thatâ‚¬ crossed with a â‚¬Ëœbelieve it or notâ‚¬ look at certain aspects of papal history with emphasis on the unexplored and the obscure â‚¬â€œ with considerable embellishment from computer-aided analytics (by now a well recognized forte of the author). The â‚¬Ëœ101â‚¬ bullet points dealt with in this book, per its title, covering at least 202 nuggets of insight, are divided across 7 chapters, titled: Ecumenical Councils, Names, Firsts, Dates, Conclaves, Pope Celestine V and Pope Francis. The chapter on â‚¬ËœDatesâ‚¬ looks at topics such as the first precisely recorded date in papal history, the last pope whose date of death is unknown and the recent pope who was born on Holy Saturday while the chapter on â‚¬ËœFirstsâ‚¬ talks about the first layman to be elected pope, the first cardinal bishop to be pope and the first pope known to have communicated, in writing, with the imperial court in Istanbul. Each chapter contains at least 12 bullet items.

This is the authorâ‚¬s 9th book on popes; he the author of â‚¬ËœPopes and the Tale of their Namesâ‚¬, the two â‚¬ËœNext Pope Booksâ‚¬, â‚¬ËœThe Last 10 Conclavesâ‚¬, â‚¬ËœThe Election of the 2013 Popeâ‚¬ and â‚¬ËœPope John XXIII: 101 Facts & Triviaâ‚¬. He is also the publisher of the blogs â‚¬Ëœpopes-and-papacyâ‚¬ and â‚¬Ëœpapam.wordpress.comâ‚¬ where his work, especially his research and analytics of papal history has been cited on â‚¬ËœVatican Radioâ‚¬ and â‚¬ËœRome Reportsâ‚¬.

Reviews of his papal books on Amazon include comments such as: â‚¬Å“And there are much data which you will find no place other than the author's booksâ‚¬Â, â‚¬Å“It's far and away the most comprehensive I've seen on the subject (and I've read a few)â‚¬Â, â‚¬Å“it bears evidence of careful and exhaustive and unusual researchâ‚¬Â and â‚¬Å“This is an amazing book, delving into the subject of papal names in a way I have never seen beforeâ‚¬Â. This book is a continuation of the authorâ‚¬s commitment to â‚¬Å“careful and exhaustive and unusual researchâ‚¬Â when it comes to papal history. So much is known about Pope Francis, but where did he stay in Rome ahead of the conclave that elected him pope, what was the pet he kept while a seminarian and who owned the Fishermanâ‚¬s Ring that he wears? All of these items and more are dealt with in Chapter 7 along with the story of Cardinal Bergoglio and the rubber bands.

This is the authors third â‚¬Ëœ101 Facts and Triviaâ‚¬ book. The others being on â‚¬ËœCometsâ‚¬ and â‚¬ËœPope John XXIIIâ‚¬. There is a hope that one day there might be a â‚¬ËœVol. IIâ‚¬ to this book.

The best thing to do if this book looks even a bit interesting is to check it out using the â‚¬ËœLook Insideâ‚¬ feature of Amazon. What you see could intrigue you.

The book is likely to contain some â‚¬Ëœtyposâ‚¬ though it has been fairly thoroughly â‚¬Ëœproofedâ‚¬ by a number of qualified folks. As many â‚¬Ëœtyposâ‚¬ will be fixed in each Kindle revision. If the â‚¬Ëœtyposâ‚¬ bother you please return the book and get a full refund â‚¬â€œ rather than complaining about it.

A print version of this book is planned.

Version 1, September 2014.
Country USA
Manufacturer WOWNH LLC
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-09-16
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	WOWNH LLC
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2014-09-16
Format	Kindle eBook

Popes: 101 Facts & Trivia

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